[AusNOG] Cold calling on my private number?

[Mike Taylor]

Yeah, but my number is unlisted, it's only in my sig, and I havent' had
any previous dealings with Megaport. I don't generally post to any other
public lists than this one. I don't use my work email for private stuff.
I'm in the back room mostly, so i don't drop my business cards in jars
on the bar, or give business cards out to randoms etc...

My incoming spam has gone up dramatically in the last couple of months,
so I'm obviously 'on a list' now, so it has been harvested fairly
recently, and unfortunately for Megaport, this was the first cold call
I've gotten to the private, unlisted number.

Perhaps Megaport would like to share how they got my details, because I
am really curious (in a techie/security, 'how does my data leak out
there?' kind of way)


Best Regards,

Mike

Mike Taylor
The Total Team


0800 888 326 / +64 3 3779050

On 15/09/16 12:43, Robert Hudson wrote:
> Have you ever dropped a business card with that number into a jar at a
> conference/event/etc?
>
> I know it sucks getting cold calls/emails (as several of us did
> recently from another company) from the AusNOG lists, but you'd want
> to be damned sure of the facts before making accusations, surely...
>
> (No, I don't work for Megaport, nor am I even a customer, or have a
> vested interest in them as an organisation - I just happen to like
> what they're doing in the market.  I'd question dropping the name of
> anyone in this sort of post irrespective of who they are (you'll note
> I still haven't confirmed the name of the org I got the cold email from).
>
> On 15 September 2016 at 09:47, Mike Taylor <mtaylor at totalteam.co.nz
> <mailto:mtaylor at totalteam.co.nz>> wrote:
>
>     I know, it's a rookie mistake, putting a DDI in my sig...
>
>     Megaport weren't sure WHERE they got my number... But I suspect it was
>     from here...
>
>     Mea Culpa I suppose.
>
>
>     Mike
>
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